NZIFF reveal details of Autumn Events

NZIFF reveal details of Autumn Events

Some good news as we head in Autumn - the line up for Autumn Events is here. And tickets are on sale tomorrow....

NZIFF AUTUMN EVENTS

Classic Movies in April and May

Astaire. Brando. Hepburn. Herzog. Miyazaki. Orson Welles. NZIFF presents legends of the giant screen this Autumn.

 NZIFF presents fabulous film events this Autumn at The Civic in Auckland, Embassy in Wellington, Regent Dunedin, MTG Hawke’s Bay, and Hoyts Riccarton in Christchurch. From the curators of the New Zealand International Film Festival comes a weekend line-up of classic films made to be seen on the magnificent cinema screen.

NZIFF Autumn Events in Auckland screen from Friday 11 April through to Sunday 13 April at The Civic. Tickets on sale directly from Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.co.nz) from Friday 14 February.

NZIFF Autumn Events in Wellington will screen across three weekends at the Embassy Theatre in April, starting on Saturday 12 April. Tickets on sale directly from the Embassy Theatre. On sale date to be advised.

NZIFF Autumn Events in Dunedin screen on Saturday 12 April and Sunday 13 April at the Regent Dunedin. Tickets on sale directly from the Regent Dunedin. On sale date to be advised.

NZIFF Autumn Events in Napier will screen across three weekends at the MTG Theatre in April, starting on Saturday 12 April. Tickets on sale directly from Ticketek. On sale date to be advised.

NZIFF Autumn Events in Christchurch will screen across three weekends at Hoyts Riccarton in May, starting on Saturday 3 May. Tickets on sale directly from Hoyts Riccarton. On sale date to be advised.

NZIFF Autumn Events URL: www.nziff.co.nz/autumn-events

The films screening in NZIFF Autumn Events 2014

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Auckland and Wellington only)

Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes, West Germany 1972

Director/Screenplay: Werner Herzog

In German with English subtitles

Once seen, never forgotten, this hallucinatory epic of Spanish conquistadors unhinged in the Amazon is the definitive Werner Herzog expedition to the edge.  It was also the first of his collaborations with his legendary “best fiend”, actor Klaus Kinski.

“With a new restoration, the sound of gobs being smacked will resound in cinemas once again. It looks more magnificent and mad than ever.” — Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Sessions:

Saturday 12 April, 8.15 pm, The Civic, AUCKLAND

Sunday 20 April, 6.00 pm, Embassy WELLINGTON

URL http://www.nziff.co.nz/autumn-events/film/aguirre-the-wrath-of-god

Funny Face

USA 1957

Director: Stanley Donen

A charming confection of 50s vogues, this musical casts Audrey Hepburn as a brainy West Village bookshop manager and Fred Astaire as the fashion photographer whose camera (not to mention a trip to Paris and some fabulous Givenchy gowns) might just transform her into a runway star.

“The musical that dares to rhyme Sartre with Montmartre, Funny Face knocks most other musicals off the screen for its visual beauty, its witty panache, and its totally uncalculating charm.”— Time Out Film Guide

Sessions:

Friday 11 April, 1.00 pm, The Civic, AUCKLAND

Saturday 12 April, 2.15 pm, Regent DUNEDIN

Sunday 13 April, 1.00 pm, The Civic, AUCKLAND

Saturday 19 April, 6.00 pm, Embassy WELLINGTON

Saturday 26 April, 2.15 pm, MTG Theatre NAPIER

Sunday 18 May, 2.15 pm, Hoyts Riccarton CHRISTCHURCH

URL http://www.nziff.co.nz/autumn-events/film/funny-face

Lawrence of Arabia (Napier, Dunedin, Christchurch only)

UK/USA 1962

Director: David Lean

Festivals: Cannes (Classics), London 2012

4K DCP

David Lean’s 1962 biopic remains the benchmark in epic action cinema: literate, dynamic and visually stupendous. Dashing performances by Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif defined the two young actors for life.

“There are no intelligent epics like this today and, because of computer-generated effects, it's unlikely that there ever will be again.”  — Philip French, The Observer

Sessions:

Sunday 13 April, 1.30 pm, Regent DUNEDIN

Sunday 27 April, 2.15 pm, MTG Theatre NAPIER

Sunday 11 May, 2.15 pm, Hoyts Riccarton CHRISTCHURCH

URL http://www.nziff.co.nz/autumn-events/film/lawrence-of-arabia

On The Waterfront

USA 1954

Director: Elia Kazan

Winner, Eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor

4K DCP

Marlon Brando mesmerises in the indelible performance that revolutionised big-screen acting 60 years ago and is still heart-breaking today.

“As unspoiled in its key elements as the day it was made, On the Waterfront is indisputably one of the great American films.” — Kenneth Turan, LA Times

Sessions:

Friday 11 April, 4.00 pm, The Civic, AUCKLAND

Saturday 12 April, 8.15 pm, Regent DUNEDIN

Sunday 13 April, 3.30 pm, The Civic, AUCKLAND

Saturday 19 April, 6.00 pm, MTG Theatre NAPIER

Sunday 27 April, 4.00 pm, Embassy WELLINGTON

Saturday 10 May, 6.00 pm, Hoyts Riccarton CHRISTCHURCH

URL http://www.nziff.co.nz/autumn-events/film/on-the-waterfront

The Third Man

UK 1949

Director/Producer: Carol Reed

Ranked first in the British Film Institute’s end-of-century survey of British cinema, The Third Man is film noir with rare pedigree: director Carol Reed and actor Orson Welles bring sinister flamboyance to novelist Graham Greene’s literate, perfectly structured thriller script.

“Of all the movies I have seen, this one most completely embodies the romance of going to the movies.” — Roger Ebert

Sessions:

Saturday 12 April, 6.00 pm, The Civic, AUCKLAND

Saturday 12 April, 6.00 pm, Regent DUNEDIN

Saturday 12 April, 6.00 pm, MTG Theatre NAPIER

Saturday 12 April, 6.00 pm, Embassy WELLINGTON

Saturday 3 May, 6.00 pm, Hoyts Riccarton CHRISTCHURCH

URL http://www.nziff.co.nz/autumn-events/film/the-third-man

The Wind Rises

Kaze tachinu, Japan 2013

Director: Miyazaki Hayao

In Japanese, French, German and Italian, with English subtitles

Nominated, Best Animated Feature, Academy Awards 2014

The great Japanese animator Miyazaki Hayao has announced his retirement and if he sticks to his word, he will have gone out on a sublime note. The Wind Rises is a fictionalised portrait of the brilliant aeronautical engineer Horikoshi Jiro and the two loves of his life: his work, and his ailing wife, Nahoko.

“Marked by flights of incredible visual fancy… Miyazaki’s hauntingly beautiful historical epic draws a sober portrait of Japan between the two World Wars.” — Scott Foundas, Variety

Sessions:

Saturday 12 April, 2.30 pm, Dubbed Version The Civic, AUCKLAND

Sunday 13 April, 6.00 pm, Subtitled Version The Civic, AUCKLAND

Sunday 13 April, 6.00 pm, Subtitled Version, MTG Theatre NAPIER

Sunday 13 April, 6.00 pm, Subtitled Version, Embassy WELLINGTON

Sunday 13 April, 6.30 pm, Subtitled Version, Regent DUNEDIN

Sunday 4 May, 6.00 pm, Subtitled Version, Hoyts Riccarton CHRISTCHURCH

URL http://www.nziff.co.nz/autumn-events/film/the-wind-rises-dub

URL http://www.nziff.co.nz/autumn-events/film/the-wind-rises

NZIFF Autumn Events dates and venues around New Zealand

Auckland

Screenings at The Civic

Friday 11 April through to Sunday 13 April

Wellington

Screenings at the Embassy

Saturday 12 April

Sunday 13 April

Saturday 19 April and Sunday 20 April

Sunday 27 April

Napier

Screenings at the MTG Hawke’s Bay

Saturday 12 April and Sunday 13 April

Saturday 19 April

Saturday 26 April and Sunday 27 April

Dunedin

Screenings at the Regent Dunedin

Saturday 12 April and Sunday 13 April

Christchurch

Screenings at Hoyts Riccarton

Saturday 3 May and Sunday 4 May

Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May

Sunday 18 May

Auckland tickets for all screenings at The Civic are on sale through Ticketmaster from 9am on Friday 14 February. For ticketing information visit www.ticketmaster.co.nz. The ticket on sale date for all other regions is to be advised.